Shapes All Over Town

"There's a lot of hustle and bustle in Tonka Town and Chuck the dump truck is right in the middle of the action"--Cover p. [4].

Young truck fans can join in the fun with Chuck the Dump Truck and his Talkin' Truck buddies by using assorted colorful magnetic pieces to match a variety of actual shapes found all over Tonka Town, from round wheels and rectangular buildings to hexagonal signs and more.

Hunt for shapes of all kinds on this journey through a bustling city, illustrated by four-time Caldecott Honoree Bryan Collier! From shimmering skyscrapers to fluttering kites to twinkling stars high in the sky, everyday scenes become extraordinary as a young girl walks through her neighborhood noticing exciting new shapes at every turn. Far more than a simple concept book, City Shapes is an explosion of life. Diana Murray's richly crafted yet playful verse encourages readers to discover shapes in the most surprising places, and Bryan Collier's dynamic collages add even more layers to each scene in this ode to city living.

Gives instructions for how to draw objects, such as a tractor, a birthday cake, and a fish market, in three simple steps.

Foundational math concepts never looked so good! Cities are full of shapes of all kinds. Young readers will have fun finding shapes in familiar sites, including the zoo, the park, and high-rise buildings. Large, colorful photographs relate shapes to the real world.

Foundational math concepts never looked so good! Cities are full of shapes of all kinds. Young readers will have fun finding shapes in familiar sites, including the zoo, the park, and high-rise buildings. Large, colorful photographs relate shapes to the real world.

At a fire station, at a restaurant, and at the post office--shapes are all around us. Look for the circles, squares, rectangles, and triangles around your town! With vibrant photos, math charts and diagrams, simple informational text features to help navi

Provides an introduction to triangles by identifying things having this shape within a city. Includes an activity.

Everyday activities such as sharing a meal, sorting socks, and getting ready for school can be part of learning math. In the MathStart series, everyday life is the basis for each entertaining story. Simple math concepts are embedded in each story so that young children intuitively understand them. Adults can use the creative suggestions for activities in the back of each book to extend learning opportunities with children. Developmentally appropriate and correlated to school grade levels and the curriculum standards of the National Council of Teachers Of Mathematics, MathStart can give children a head start!

In Shapes in the City, children can see that there are shapes all around them. Photographs of city scenes feature squares, rectangles, triangles, and all kinds of interesting shapes.